Three Things Thursday: Track Work, Long Run Plans, and a Sparkle Skirt
Posted Oct 06 2011 2:43pm
1) I had an amazing track workout last night. I’ve been having a very hard work week and while going home and curling up in a ball on the couch with a glass of wine sounded like a great end to the day, I’m really happy I went to the track and ran hard enough that my legs are sore today.
We did 2 x 1600-800 and it went like this for me:
400 Warm up – 10:45 pace
1600 – 9:45 pace
800 – 9:18 pace
1600 – 9:52 pace
800 – 9:21 pace
Total: 3.45 miles in 33:28 (9:41 pace). I need to work on not going out so hard on my first repeats and make sure I give myself a little room to get faster. But this was exactly what I needed to relax a bit.
2) I’m still trying to figure out if I’m doing my long run on Saturday or Sunday morning. I think I’d like to do 9 or 10 miles since the Baltimore Half Marathon is next week. I am so excited.
Do you think it matters if I run on Saturday or Sunday? The race is next Saturday, October 15th.
3) Speaking of the Baltimore Half, my very favorite partner in crime, Suze , got me this beautiful bit of fun for the race:
Team Sparkle Skirt!
My very first Team Sparkle skirt! I need to reevaluate my shirt choice so I guess I’ll just have to go to Sports Authority this weekend and find a more pink Under Armour shirt. Darn… shopping
1) I had an amazing track workout last night. I’ve been having a very hard work week and while going home and curling up in a ball on the couch with a glass of wine sounded like a great end to the day, I’m really happy I went to the track and ran hard enough that my legs are sore today.
We did 2 x 1600-800 and it went like this for me:
Total: 3.45 miles in 33:28 (9:41 pace). I need to work on not going out so hard on my first repeats and make sure I give myself a little room to get faster. But this was exactly what I needed to relax a bit.
2) I’m still trying to figure out if I’m doing my long run on Saturday or Sunday morning. I think I’d like to do 9 or 10 miles since the Baltimore Half Marathon is next week. I am so excited.
Team Sparkle Skirt!